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Object Name |
Carbine |
Catalog Number |
TRE2007.004.001 |
Date |
Autumn 1864 |
Description |
Sharps carbine. With brass plaque applied to stock. Serial number 99544. |
Dimensions |
H-4.25 L-39 D-2.25 inches |
Provenance |
Applied brass plaque states the carbine belonged to a negro trooper and was found near Petersburg, Virginia, by Sergeant Abram Harshberger, Autumn 1864. Abraham "Abram" Harshberger was a native of Pennsylvania. He enlisted in Company H, Pennsylvania 4th Infantry Regiment, on 19 April 1861; and mustered out on 27 July 1861 at Harrisburg, PA. He enlisted in Company M, Pennsylvania 3rd Heavy Artillery Regiment on 22 January 1863; was promoted to Full Corporal on 1 September 1863; and was promoted to Full Sergeant on 1 May 1864. He mustered out on 9 November 1865 at Fort Monroe, Virginia. |
People |
Harshberger, Abraham (Abram) |
Search Terms |
Petersburg, Virginia Petersburg Campaign / Siege of Petersburg found on battlefield United States Army |
Subjects |
Firearms Guns Carbines African Americans Civil War, U.S. |